Your smile is a surefire way to express emotions. A warm smile at a friend you haven’t met for a while. A coy simper when you’re asked a question you don’t know the answer to. A flirtatious grin when an attractive person catches your eye. Or, a confident smirk when you’re being interviewed for your dream job. A smile can help you convey the deepest of sentiments.
Needless to say, your teeth play an integral part in making or breaking a beautiful smile. So, when you see celebrities strutting down the red carpet with their flawless sets of pearly whites, you may wonder if they simply got lucky with a charming smile.
However, the truth is that they just have an incredibly good dentist! Whether you’ve had a head-on collision with someone at a bar or have a nefarious long-time companionship with cigarettes, your dental concerns can be corrected with us at Hampstead Dental, all with the help of dental veneers!
WHAT ARE DENTAL VENEERS?
Dental veneers are ultra-thin laminates that are placed on the front, visible portions of teeth to conceal any imperfections. This form of dental restoration can be especially helpful for people who are concerned with stained, chipped, uneven, or gapped teeth. Dental veneers are tooth-colored, thus helping to elevate aesthetics while also protecting the weakened tooth structure.
Not only do dental veneers help masterfully mask dental flaws but can be also completely customized to fit your unique needs. This means that the shape, size, colour, and even the texture of your veneers can be altered to perfectly match your natural set of pearly whites.
TYPES OF DENTAL VENEERS
If you’re keen on elevating your smile with dental veneers, our world-class dentists can help, by personalizing a treatment plan dedicated to crafting your perfect smile.
This means that depending on your needs, we offer dental veneers that are fabricated from different materials, namely:
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Porcelain dental veneers:
Made of high-strength porcelain, these veneers require the contouring of teeth to make them aesthetically superior before gluing them onto the teeth. They are also stain and chip-resistant which makes them an excellent first choice.
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Ceramic dental veneers:
These are extremely thin shells forged out of materials such as zirconium at our special laboratory. They are fully customized to look, feel, and function exactly like your natural teeth and are resistant to bacterial infection.
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Resin composite veneers:
These dental veneers can be fabricated and fitted in a single sitting. They are sufficiently tooth-coloured, making them brilliant and cost-effective veneer options if you’re looking to upgrading your smile.
DO YOU NEED DENTAL VENEERS?
Now that you know what dental veneers are, the million-dollar question arises: do you need dental veneers? Veneers are versatile dental prostheses and can be used for a wide array of dental concerns such as:
- To improve discolorations caused by medications (like tetracycline), fluorosis, smoking, or age-related teeth darkening,
- To repair chipped or fractured teeth,
- To close uneven gaps in between teeth,
- To lengthen front teeth in cases of an uneven smile,
- To accentuate your smile and improve smile with aesthetics.
BENEFITS OF DENTAL VENEERS
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Superior aesthetics
Dental veneers are quickly rising in popularity. One of the top reasons for this may be the incredible cosmetic repairs they offer. Dental veneers are hyper-realistic. This has a lot to do with the composition of porcelain and its optic properties that reflect light the same way natural tooth substance do. The end result – brilliant, beautiful and realistic-looking teeth!
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Simple procedure
When you compare dental veneers to other dental restoration techniques like crowns and implants, both of which require significant tissue preparation, dental veneers are comparatively less invasive.
Your dentist removes minimal tooth matter when preparing your tooth to receive the veneer. This is followed by applying a bonding material over which the laminate is placed. You’ll need no anesthesia for this procedure and the results are immediately visible!
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A quick fix that lasts
Veneers can correct an assortment of dental and cosmetic issues such as uneven, stained, or chipped teeth. If you take other routes of treatment for the same issues for instance braces, you’ll need to wait some time before you can recognize visible changes. Veneers can show you immediate results and can be life-changing for people who are unhappy with their smiles. For most of our patients, veneers have given them the confidence to smile freely.
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Stain-resistant
If you’re an avid coffee drinker, you’re likely to end up with stained or dulling teeth. While teeth whitening can be of some help to brighten your teeth, you’ll most probably require numerous sessions to reach and maintain your desired white smile. Luckily, porcelain is an impervious dental material and is comparatively more stain-resistant. So, you no longer have to worry about attending your regular teeth whitening sessions.
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Durable
Porcelain veneers have the ability to resist staining, chipping, and decay better than natural teeth. This means that with proper maintenance, a dental veneer can easily last anywhere between 10 to 15 years. Now that’s called a great investment!
Accentuate your smile with dental veneers at Hampstead Dental today and never again feel conscious about flaunting your smile!
